JAMES D. SHAW, who is a reputable business man of Scottsbluff, whose experience has been gained in several lines of effort, has made his home at Scottsbluff for a number of years and since April, 1915, has been in the automobile and garage business. He has a wide acquaintance and a host of business as well as personal friends.
James D. Shaw was born at Baresville, Ohio, January 18, 1882, and is a son of Richard and Elizabeth Shaw. He has one sister and one brother, namely: Delilah Ann, who is the wife of A. F. Petersen, a farmer and rancher of Buffalo Gap, South Dakota; and William M., who is a farmer and feeder near Seward, Nebraska. The father of Mr. Shaw served four years in an Ohio regiment in the Civil War, during which time he was thrice captured by the enemy, made two escapes and once was exchanged. He died in Ohio in 1882. In 1889 the mother of Mr. Shaw removed with her children to Omaha, Nebraska and still lives there. She is a member of the First Christian church of that city.
In the graded schools of Omaha, James D. Shaw received educational training. The first money he earned was by working on a farm near Omaha. Afterward he entered the employ of M. C. Peters Mill Company, for whom he traveled for seven years selling alfalfa feeds, visiting Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Idaho and Wyoming. He then located at Scottsbluff and went into the hay business, buying hay all through the Platte valley. In the meanwhile he became interested in the automobile business and embarked in the same with Mr. McCain, in April, 1915.
The firm handles the Overland and Willys-Knight cars and the Republic trucks and does a large business.
On June 24, 1908, Mr. Shaw was united in marriage to Miss Cynthia Ellen Raymond, who was born at Florence, Nebraska, and is a daughter of H. S. Raymond, who is a fruit grower near Omaha. Mrs. Shaw is a member of the Episcopal church at Scottsbluff, while Mr. Shaw belongs to the First Christian church at Omaha. Like his father before him, Mr. Shaw is a Republican in politics. As a citizen and as a business man he stands high in public regard.
History of Western NE & Its People, Vol III
James D. Shaw was born at Baresville, Ohio, January 18, 1882, and is a son of Richard and Elizabeth Shaw. He has one sister and one brother, namely: Delilah Ann, who is the wife of A. F. Petersen, a farmer and rancher of Buffalo Gap, South Dakota; and William M., who is a farmer and feeder near Seward, Nebraska. The father of Mr. Shaw served four years in an Ohio regiment in the Civil War, during which time he was thrice captured by the enemy, made two escapes and once was exchanged. He died in Ohio in 1882. In 1889 the mother of Mr. Shaw removed with her children to Omaha, Nebraska and still lives there. She is a member of the First Christian church of that city.
In the graded schools of Omaha, James D. Shaw received educational training. The first money he earned was by working on a farm near Omaha. Afterward he entered the employ of M. C. Peters Mill Company, for whom he traveled for seven years selling alfalfa feeds, visiting Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Idaho and Wyoming. He then located at Scottsbluff and went into the hay business, buying hay all through the Platte valley. In the meanwhile he became interested in the automobile business and embarked in the same with Mr. McCain, in April, 1915.
The firm handles the Overland and Willys-Knight cars and the Republic trucks and does a large business.
On June 24, 1908, Mr. Shaw was united in marriage to Miss Cynthia Ellen Raymond, who was born at Florence, Nebraska, and is a daughter of H. S. Raymond, who is a fruit grower near Omaha. Mrs. Shaw is a member of the Episcopal church at Scottsbluff, while Mr. Shaw belongs to the First Christian church at Omaha. Like his father before him, Mr. Shaw is a Republican in politics. As a citizen and as a business man he stands high in public regard.
History of Western NE & Its People, Vol III
JAMES D. SHAW, who is a reputable business man of Scottsbluff, whose experience has been gained in several lines of effort, has made his home at Scottsbluff for a number of years and since April, 1915, has been in the automobile and garage business. He has a wide acquaintance and a host of business as well as personal friends.
James D. Shaw was born at Baresville, Ohio, January 18, 1882, and is a son of Richard and Elizabeth Shaw. He has one sister and one brother, namely: Delilah Ann, who is the wife of A. F. Petersen, a farmer and rancher of Buffalo Gap, South Dakota; and William M., who is a farmer and feeder near Seward, Nebraska. The father of Mr. Shaw served four years in an Ohio regiment in the Civil War, during which time he was thrice captured by the enemy, made two escapes and once was exchanged. He died in Ohio in 1882. In 1889 the mother of Mr. Shaw removed with her children to Omaha, Nebraska and still lives there. She is a member of the First Christian church of that city.
In the graded schools of Omaha, James D. Shaw received educational training. The first money he earned was by working on a farm near Omaha. Afterward he entered the employ of M. C. Peters Mill Company, for whom he traveled for seven years selling alfalfa feeds, visiting Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Idaho and Wyoming. He then located at Scottsbluff and went into the hay business, buying hay all through the Platte valley. In the meanwhile he became interested in the automobile business and embarked in the same with Mr. McCain, in April, 1915.
The firm handles the Overland and Willys-Knight cars and the Republic trucks and does a large business.
On June 24, 1908, Mr. Shaw was united in marriage to Miss Cynthia Ellen Raymond, who was born at Florence, Nebraska, and is a daughter of H. S. Raymond, who is a fruit grower near Omaha. Mrs. Shaw is a member of the Episcopal church at Scottsbluff, while Mr. Shaw belongs to the First Christian church at Omaha. Like his father before him, Mr. Shaw is a Republican in politics. As a citizen and as a business man he stands high in public regard.
History of Western NE & Its People, Vol III
James D. Shaw was born at Baresville, Ohio, January 18, 1882, and is a son of Richard and Elizabeth Shaw. He has one sister and one brother, namely: Delilah Ann, who is the wife of A. F. Petersen, a farmer and rancher of Buffalo Gap, South Dakota; and William M., who is a farmer and feeder near Seward, Nebraska. The father of Mr. Shaw served four years in an Ohio regiment in the Civil War, during which time he was thrice captured by the enemy, made two escapes and once was exchanged. He died in Ohio in 1882. In 1889 the mother of Mr. Shaw removed with her children to Omaha, Nebraska and still lives there. She is a member of the First Christian church of that city.
In the graded schools of Omaha, James D. Shaw received educational training. The first money he earned was by working on a farm near Omaha. Afterward he entered the employ of M. C. Peters Mill Company, for whom he traveled for seven years selling alfalfa feeds, visiting Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Idaho and Wyoming. He then located at Scottsbluff and went into the hay business, buying hay all through the Platte valley. In the meanwhile he became interested in the automobile business and embarked in the same with Mr. McCain, in April, 1915.
The firm handles the Overland and Willys-Knight cars and the Republic trucks and does a large business.
On June 24, 1908, Mr. Shaw was united in marriage to Miss Cynthia Ellen Raymond, who was born at Florence, Nebraska, and is a daughter of H. S. Raymond, who is a fruit grower near Omaha. Mrs. Shaw is a member of the Episcopal church at Scottsbluff, while Mr. Shaw belongs to the First Christian church at Omaha. Like his father before him, Mr. Shaw is a Republican in politics. As a citizen and as a business man he stands high in public regard.
History of Western NE & Its People, Vol III
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